When I open my Microstation V8i (Series 10) and then open a DGN file within, it looks different than if I open a DGN file from Explorer. Is this a visual appearance difference with the CONNECT edition?
Explorer Preview shows DGN contents using DGN Preview handler(Bentley DGN Reader) so it may look different as in Microstation. It has limitations as doesn't show external resources and even internal resources are not always correctly rendered.
When you say explorer you mean windows explorer right? Well don't do that as no project or few workspace settings are loaded.. always use the microstation icon to run microstation be it CE or V8i and they have different icons. then in V8i choose the microstation manager to set which configs are being used and interface.. with connect you choose the workspace to use.
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Lorys said:always use the microstation icon to run microstation be it CE or V8i
MicroStation CONNECT brands a DGN file with workspace information. Consequently, when you double-click a DGN file in Windows Explorer, MicroStation CONNECT will open the file using the branded workspace. If you installed CONNECT after V8i, then that will be the default behaviour.
MicroStation V8i doesn't know about branding, so your advice remains sound.
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